<p>The Blue Jays signed Curtis Granderson! It was a right and good thing for a team like the Blue Jays to do, not without a little risk, but making sense for several reasons, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/2018/01/15/be-happy-you-dopes-curtis-granderson-signs-for-the-toronto-blue-jays/">as I wrote last night</a>. But oh my, the reactions! So many of the reactions &#8212; they were bad. Awful, hissing, garbage reactions!</p>
<p>Now, that&#8217;s not to say that the deal is perfect or anybody has to love it or that we all must think the same way about it, but from &#8220;dumpster dive&#8221;-hating goofs to pipe dreaming weirdos to roster space lovers who can&#8217;t count to batting average and RBI luddites to those who mistake their ability to think of something negative to say for wit to obtuse-posturing tantrum lovers to those dumb enough to think age should be a disqualifying factor for a player signing a one-year contract to any and all manner of pissers and moaners, the deal was rejected by an impressively broad coalition of the useless. Those are the reactions I&#8217;m talking about here. Their reactions were bad.</p>
<p>These reactions, on the other hand, were good:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Curtis Granderson is good at smacking dingers, being the consummate professional and being easy as hell to root for. Sold</p>
<p>&mdash; Drew Fairservice (@DrewGROF) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrewGROF/status/953094200546934785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">There&#39;s a lot of baffling outright dismissal of Granderson happening right now. In a vacuum, getting him for $5M is pretty darn good. They just need to keep going.</p>
<p>&mdash; Joshua (@JoshuaHowsam) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaHowsam/status/953090248761749504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">More of The Good Shit: Jays fans are mad at the Jays for going in too quickly on Morales last winter and now they&#39;re mad at the Jays for taking it slow and getting guys on cheap deals</p>
<p>&mdash; Cam Lewis (@cooom) <a href="https://twitter.com/cooom/status/953093081418514432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Don&#39;t talk to me or my Granderson ever again</p>
<p>&mdash; Cam Lewis (@cooom) <a href="https://twitter.com/cooom/status/953089146284683264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Same shit happening with the Oilers. “Why shore up the backup goalie when they need to improve the PK?!” Jays: “Why add depth when they need better starters?”</p>
<p>“Why brush your teeth when you have cancer?!” Yeah, the big thing’s more important, but shouldn’t stop the smaller stuff <a href="https://t.co/hbOSRiUNt7">https://t.co/hbOSRiUNt7</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ty Berry (@tberry3) <a href="https://twitter.com/tberry3/status/953137605297676288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Curtis Granderson, 2016-2017: 4.7 WAR<br />Andrew McCutchen, 2016-2017: 4.3 WAR</p>
<p>Arbitrary endpoints? Okay, maybe. How about&#8230;</p>
<p>Curtis Granderson, 2015-2017: 9.8 WAR<br />Andrew McCutchen, 2015-2017: 9.9 WAR</p>
<p>?</p>
<p>&mdash; Ty Berry (@tberry3) <a href="https://twitter.com/tberry3/status/953089649773129729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">OF WAR leaders, past three seasons, min 750. <a href="https://t.co/YMsUvfLUWh">pic.twitter.com/YMsUvfLUWh</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tao of Stieb (@TaoofStieb) <a href="https://twitter.com/TaoofStieb/status/953100306300022784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">One of the most important things to note about the Blue Jays-Curtis Granderson deal is how much better it is than signing Jay Bruce to a 3-year, $39M deal.</p>
<p>&mdash; BVH (@BVHJays) <a href="https://twitter.com/BVHJays/status/953096980426735616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">One of the justifications often used for the slow offseason &amp; weak FA market is that like-minded GMs have all realized that free agency is a bad way to build a team.</p>
<p>But if 2 WAR players with great intagibles like Granderson are signing for $5M, that&#39;s going to change fast.</p>
<p>&mdash; BVH (@BVHJays) <a href="https://twitter.com/BVHJays/status/953316616577708033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Throw out the first and last months of 2017 (for some reason) and Curtis Granderson hit .243/.370/.548 from May 1 to Aug. 31.</p>
<p>&mdash; BVH (@BVHJays) <a href="https://twitter.com/BVHJays/status/953091633678974976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thru the magic of photo editing I can provide you with a glimpse of what Curtis Granderson would look like as a Blue Jay <a href="https://t.co/hd9ZTJAPbs">pic.twitter.com/hd9ZTJAPbs</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Andy (@_rallycap) <a href="https://twitter.com/_rallycap/status/953106718120075265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>LOOKIN&#8217; GOOD, GRANDY!</p>
<p>No, but seriously, it&#8217;s a nice pickup.</p>


The Blue Jays signed Curtis Granderson! It was a right and good thing for a team like the Blue Jays to do, not without a little risk, but making sense for several reasons, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/2018/01/15/be-happy-you-dopes-curtis-granderson-signs-for-the-toronto-blue-jays/">as I wrote last night</a>. But oh my, the reactions! So many of the reactions -- they were bad. Awful, hissing, garbage reactions!

Now, that's not to say that the deal is perfect or anybody has to love it or that we all must think the same way about it, but from "dumpster dive"-hating goofs to pipe dreaming weirdos to roster space lovers who can't count to batting average and RBI luddites to those who mistake their ability to think of something negative to say for wit to obtuse-posturing tantrum lovers to those dumb enough to think age should be a disqualifying factor for a player signing a one-year contract to any and all manner of pissers and moaners, the deal was rejected by an impressively broad coalition of the useless. Those are the reactions I'm talking about here. Their reactions were bad.

These reactions, on the other hand, were good:

https://twitter.com/DrewGROF/status/953094200546934785

https://twitter.com/JoshuaHowsam/status/953090248761749504

https://twitter.com/cooom/status/953093081418514432

https://twitter.com/cooom/status/953089146284683264

https://twitter.com/tberry3/status/953137605297676288

https://twitter.com/tberry3/status/953089649773129729

https://twitter.com/taoofstieb/status/953100306300022784?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Eios%7Ctwgr%5Ecom.pushbullet.client.Pushbullet-Share

https://twitter.com/BVHJays/status/953096980426735616

https://twitter.com/BVHJays/status/953316616577708033

https://twitter.com/BVHJays/status/953091633678974976

https://twitter.com/_rallycap/status/953106718120075265

LOOKIN' GOOD, GRANDY!

No, but seriously, it's a nice pickup.

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